4 Posts found for Source: USC School of Law Commencement - May 13

The safest way to get what you want is to deserve what you want.

Content: Quotation | Source: USC School of Law Commencement – May 13 | Subjects: Goals, Wisdom

I have what I call an iron prescription that helps me keep sane when I naturally drift toward preferring one ideology over another and that is: I say that I’m not entitled to have an opinion on this subject unless I can state the arguments against my position better than the people who support it. I think only when I’ve reached that state am I … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Source: USC School of Law Commencement – May 13 | Subjects: Decision Making, Wisdom

Darwin paid particular attention to disconfirming evidence. Objectivity maintenance routines are totally required in life if you’re going to be a great thinker. There, we’re talking about Darwin’s special attention to disconfirming evidence and also about checklist routines. Checklist routines avoid a lot of errors. You should have all this elementary wisdom and then you should go through a mental checklist in order to use … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Source: USC School of Law Commencement – May 13 | Subjects: Decision Making, Thought

The thoughts of others
Were light and fleeting,
Of lovers’ meeting
Or luck or fame.
Mine were of trouble,
And mine were steady,
So I was ready
When trouble came.
– A.E. Houseman

You can say, who wants to go through life anticipating trouble? Well I did. All my life I’ve gone through life anticipating trouble. And here I am, going along in my 84th year and like Epectitus, I’ve had a … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Source: USC School of Law Commencement – May 13 | Subjects: Preparation, Wisdom